Hieronymus of Syracuse
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Hieronymus was a tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. He succeeded his grandfather, Hiero II, in 215 BC. He was at this time only fifteen years old, and he ascended the throne at a crisis full of peril, for th
Coin depicting Hieronymus of Syracuse, c. 215-14 BC
The Assassination of Hieronymus, King of Syracuse
Hiero II of Syracuse
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Hiero II was the Greek tyrant of Syracuse, Greek Sicily, from 275 to 215 BC, and the illegitimate son of a Syracusan noble, Hierocles, who claimed descent from Gelon. He was a former general of Pyrrhu
Hieronymus of Syracuse
…Hieronymus (Greek: Ἱερώνυμος; Sicilian: Girunimu; 231–214 BC) was a tyrant of Syracuse, Sicily. He succeeded his grandfather, Hiero II, in 215 BC. He was at this time only fifteen years old, and he ascended the throne at a crisis full of peril, for the Battle of Cannae had given a shock…
Great altar of Syracuse, built by Hiero II
Image of Philistis (left), the wife of Hiero II, from a coin.